Theoretical investigation of a free-electron maser operating with a TEM transmission line

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 607-613

  Yakover, Losef M ^a   Pinhasi, Yosef ^a   Cover, Avraham ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY; WAVEGUIDES;

FREE ELECTRON MASER; OHMIC LOSSES; SHIELDED TRANSMISSION LINE; TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC MAGNETIC TRANSMISSION LINE; WAVEGUIDE RESONATORS;

MASERS;

EID: 0030129655     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.491028     Document Type: Article

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